Dish-carrier.



A. ROIH.

DISH CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED FEB.24. I9I5.

1,167,934. `Patented 1311.11, 1916.A

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ATTORNEY i CQLUMBIA PLANOURAPH Cc., WASHINGTON. D. c.

A. ROTH.

DISH CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANGGRM'IH co.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

ANnoR RTH, or NEW YORK, N. Y., AssIGNon or ONE-HALF To THEODORE FREUND,

or NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISH-CARRIER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANnon RTi-I, a subject ofthe King of Hungary, and a resident of the city of New York, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Dish-Carriers, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to dish-carriers.

The invention is particularly adapted for use in lunch rooms where thecustomers or purchasers are served at a counter, and carry the cups,saucers, plates and other dishes, containing food and drinks, totheirtables or like supports. 1t is obvious that the ordinary purchasercannot carry more than two plates or similar dishes at a time, and isthus compelled to go back and forth several times for the purpose ofgathering the eatables.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a portablemeans for carrying safely and conveniently at one time a plurality ofdishes holding food and drink.

Another object of the invention isto produce a device of this type whichis simple in construction, eilicient in operation, and on which thedishes may be carried without dropping the same or spilling theircontents.

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe combination, arrange ment and construction of parts hereinafterfully described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may bemade in the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended vclaims without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Two of the many possible embodiments'of the invention are illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section takenthrough a dish carrier constructed in accordance with the presentinvention, holding a plurality of dishes; Fig. 2 is a section taken online 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a detail ofconstruction; Figzl is a section taken through a portion of the deviceshown in Fig. 1, with other dishes thereon; and

Specification of Letters Patent'.

Patented Jan. 11, 1316.

Application filed February 24, 1915. Serial No. 10,272.-

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken through a modification of theinvention.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the carriercomprises a bar 10 in the form of a tubular body, which is made,preferably, of metal and is adapte-d to rest upon two legs, denoted bythe numerals `11 and 12. r1`hese legs may be made integral with thebody. The leg 11 may be of any suitable shape, and is provided with anupwardly extending projection 13 for a purpose hereinafter to bedescribed. The

leg 12 is bent at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the body 10, isstraight throughout its length, its free end'carrying a lug 14 which isbent upwardly out `of the plane of the leg, substantially at rightangles thereto. Owing to its length, the leg 12 is somewhat resilientand forms, in coperation with a clip 15, that is attached by rivets, orotherwise, to the tubular body 10, a support for a plate or saucer 16.The clip 15 extends in parallel relation to the leg 12, but is con-Siderably shorter, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The sideof the saucer or plate 16 rests throughout its length upon the leg 12,the clip 15 engaging the upper face thereof, and the lug 111 beingseated in the recess 17 in the bottom of the plate or saucer. Preferablyat equalzintervals there is at` tached to the body 10 above andin'alinement with the leg 12 a plurality of supporting strips 18, whichare similar in coniiguraticn to that of the leg 12, and each hasassociated therewith a clip 19, similar in construction and operation tothose of the clip 15.

Above the leg 11 lthere is provided in the body 10 a verticallyextending slot 20. W'ith this slot coperates a sleeve 21, which isshiftably and rotatably mounted upon the tubular body 10, and providedwith a {ingerpiece 22 to facilitate the operation thereof. This sleevehas a long'tudinal slot 23 in its side anda recess 24, for the purposepresently to be described. When the sleeve is turned so that itslongitudinal slot 23 registers with the slot 20 `in the wall of thetubular body 10, a cup 25 can be placed upon the projection 13, thehandle 26 of said cup projecting then through the registering slots 23and 20 and through the recess 24: into the tubular body '10. When thenthe sleeve is turned so that the slots 23 and 20 are brought .out ofalinement, the sleeve holds the cup lirmly in position upon the carrier.The recess 24 permits the sleeve to be turned into such position. Theprojection 13 upon the leg 11 rests against the underface of the bottomof the cup, and is preferably seated in the recess 26 in said underface.

vl/'ith the projection 13 of the leg 11 is adapted to cooperate aninverted substantially U-shaped member 27, that is ixedly attached tothe body 10 in alinement with the projection 13, and at a substantialdistance above the saine. The U-shaped meinber 27 is adapted to abutagainst the inner face of the cylindrical wall of a drinking glass orsimilar article 28 resting upon the projection 13, as clearly shown inFig. t of the drawings.

The operation of this device is obvious from the foregoing. The saucersor plates containing food are placed one after the other upon 'thesupporting strips 18 and leg 12. These supporting strips and the leg 12are somewhat resilient, and are thus adapted to be swung, in insertingthe plates and saucers, away from the clips 19 and 15, swinging backinto place afterward. The plates and saucers are firmly held upon thecarrier, the lugs 14 upon the supporting strips and the leg 12preventing a sidewise motion of said saucers and plates. 1n placingthese dishes upon the carrier, the latter is held by one hand, and thedishes, one after the other, taken hold of with the other hand andforced in between the coperating supporting strips and clips. A bowl 29,or a similar dish, may be placed upon the plates or saucers. If a cup,containing coffee or another beverage, is to be placed upon the carrier,the handle of said cup is inserted in the manner above described throughthe slot 20 into the body 10, and the sleeve 21 actuated in the mannerabovementioned. On the other hand, if a glass of water is to be placedupon the carrier, the inverted U-shaped body 27 is inserted into themouth 0fsaid glass, and the latter shifted upward until the projection13 of the leg 11 is adapted to enter the recess in the bottom of saidglass. After this the glass is lowered until its bottom rests upon theprojection 13.

The modification shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings is especially adaptedfor waiters or other persons serving food and drinks in restaurants. Inthe construction shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings the supporting strips18 are singly placed upon the tubular body 10. In the modification shownin Fig. 5 of the drawings the supporting strips 18 are disposed inclusters around the tubular body 10, that is to say there is a pluralityof supporting strips arranged in each of a series of horizontal planes.thereby greatly increasing the capacity of the carrier.

It is to be observed that, inasmuch as the supporting strips 18 and thelegs 12 are inclined, the plates and saucers will be kept in horizontalpositions, so that the contents of the cups, plates, saucers, bowls,etc. will be prevented from being spilled. Since the supporting stripsand the leg 12 are resilient, the plates and saucers can be easilyinserted between the supporting strips and legs, and the clipscoperating therewith, and equally well removed therefrom.

lt should be noted that the device shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings canalso be used for collecting empty dishes in restaurants and the like, agreat number of the same being adapted to be carried at one timethereon.

1What claim is:

1. 1n a device for carrying food and drink serving articles, thecombination with a bar, of a plurality of resilient supporting stripsfixedly attached thereto at an angle to the longitudinal axis of saidbar, said supporting strips being arranged in clusters and each beingprovided with a lug extending substantially at right angles to the planethereof, and a clip associated with each sup porting strip, said clipsbeing rigidly attached to said bar and extending each in parallelrelation to the respective supporting strips but being shorter than saidsupporting strips.

2. In a device for carrying food and drink serving articles, thecombination with a tubular body having a longitudinal slot, of aplurality of parallel resilient supporting strips fixedly attachedthereto at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said tubular body, eachof said supporting strips being provided with a lug extendingsubstantially at right angles to the plane thereof, a clip associatedwith each supporting vstrip. said clips being rigidly attached to saidtubular body and extending in parallel relation to said supportingstrips but being substantially shorter than said supporting strips, anda sleeve shiftably and rotatably disposed upon said tubular body, saidvsleeve encircling the slotted portion of said body and having a slot anda recess above said slot, said recess extending substantially in rear ofthe slot in said sleeve, and both the slot and recess in said sleevebeing adapted to register with the slot in said tubular bodv.

3. 1n a device for carrying food and drink serving articles, thecombination with a tubular bodv having a longitudinal slot, of aplurality of parallel resilient supporting strips lixedlv attachedthereto at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said tubular body, eachof said supporting strips being'provided with a lug extendingsubstantially at right angles to the plane thereof, a clip associatedwith each supporting strip. said clips being rigidlv attached to saidtubular bodv and extending in parallel relation to said supportingstrips but being substantially shorter than said supporting strips, asleeve shiftably and rotatably disposed upon said tubular body, saidsleeve encircling the slotted portion of said body and having a slot anda recess above said slot, said recess extending substantially in rear ofthe slot in said sleeve, and both the slot and recess in said sleevebeing adapted to register with the slot in said tubular body, and aprojection upon said tubular body in alinernent with and below the slottherein.

4. In a device for carrying food and drink serving articles, thecombination with a tubular body having a longitudinal slot, of

y a plurality of parallel resilient supporting strips liXedly attachedthereto at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said tubular body, eachof said supporting strips being provided with a lug extendingsubstantially at right anglesl to the plane thereof, a clip associatedwith each supporting strip, said clips being rigidlv attached to saidtubular body and extending in parallel relation to Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the said supportingstrips but being substantially shorter than said supporting strips, asleeve shiftable and rotatably disposed upon said tubular body, saidsleeve encircling the slotted portion of said body and having a slot anda recess above said slot, said recess extending substantially in rear ofthe slot in said sleeve, and both the slot and recess in said sleevebeing adapted to register with the slot in said tubular body, aprojection upon said tubular body in alinement with and below the slottherein, and an inverted U-shaped member attached to said body inalinernent with said projection and above the slotted portion of saidtubular body.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 23rd day of Feb., A. D. 1915.

ANDOR ROTH.

Vitnesses bIGMoND HERZOG, THEO. FREUND.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

